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The contributors represent a wide range of professions including Vanguard Group founder John Bogle, MoveOn.org cofounder Joan Blades, several members of Congress, Christian activist Brian McLaren, business guru Peter Senge, and many other leaders from business, medicine, education, nonprofits, law, politics and government, and religion. In their reflections, these leaders explore how they have been inspired by poets such as T.S. Eliot, Mary Oliver, William Stafford, Langston Hughes, Pablo Neruda, Robert Frost, Rumi, May Sarton, Wallace Stevens, Wendell Berry, and Rainer Maria Rilke. \"Leading from Within is perhaps the most soulful treatment of leadership ever composed. Leadership is first an inner quest, and there is absolutely no better place to explore your inner territory than in the pages of this book. 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It is a book that every nonprofit leader should place among those they draw upon for inspiration every day.\"-Diana Aviv, president and CEO, Independent Sector\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Leading from Within offers a candid view straight into the heart and soul of leaders striving to do good and effective work in the world. The poems and commentaries remind us that leadership is always deeply personal and chock-full of dilemmas that must be addressed by creativity, passion, imagination, and courage.\"-Jeff Swartz, president and CEO, Timberland","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51564459557151,"sku":"9780787988692","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9780787988692_603977.jpg?v=1769203077"}],"url":"https:\/\/koorong.com\/collections\/general-inspirational-poetry.oembed?page=2","provider":"Koorong","version":"1.0","type":"link"}